DD8 1BY maps, stats, and open data
DD8 1BY is located in the Forfar and District electoral ward, within the council area of Angus and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Angus. The Community Health Partnership is Angus Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
DD8 1BY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
DD8 1BY geodata
| Easting | 345239 |
| Northing | 750470 |
| Latitude | 56.642829 |
| Longitude | -2.894509 |
Where is DD8 1BY?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | DD8 |
Politics
| Ward | Forfar And District |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Angus |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to DD8 1BY
| Grampian Park (Glamis Road) | Westfield | 113m |
| Grampian Park (Glamis Road) | Westfield | 126m |
| Police Station (West High Street) | Forfar | 154m |
| Police Station (West High Street) | Forfar | 181m |
| Langlands Primary School (Glamis Road) | Forfar | 209m |
Broadband
Broadband access in DD8 1BY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in DD8 1BY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
68% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than DD8 1BY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to DD8 1BY (metres)
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Nearest post box to DD8 1BY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Forfar Post Office | 18:00 | 12:30 | 195m |
| St James Road | 17:15 | 11:45 | 388m |
| Castle Street | 17:30 | 11:45 | 529m |
DD8 1BY ITL and DD8 1BY LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DD8 1BY:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM7 | Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM71 | Angus and Dundee City |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000048 | Angus |
DD8 1BY census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DD8 1BY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00093456 | |
| LSOA | S01007259 | Forfar Central - 06 |
| MSOA | S02001365 | Forfar Central |
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